Get Controls and features -> Sequential M gearbox with Drivelogic Guide for BMW M3 4 Door Third Generation (2000-2006)

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erating safety through protection

inst misshifting.

r normal operating conditions, fuel

mption is lowest when driving in

st driving program of the auto-

d shifting mode.

Selector lever positions

R: Reverse position

N: Neutral position

Forward position with one-touch mode:

>S: sequential mode

>D: automated mode

>+: upshifting in sequential mode

>–: downshifting in sequential mode.

The SMG Drivelogic is ready for opera-

tion from ignition key position two or

higher.

For your safety, it is only possible to

engage a driving position with the vehi-

cle stopped approx. two seconds after

engaging position 0 with the footbrake

depressed – shift-lock function.

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You do not need to reduce the throttle

for shifting.

verse position

gage with the vehicle stopped

w speed, e.g. for rocking free in

ow.

intermittent signal tone indi-

tes that the reverse position has

gaged.<

utral

engage before starting the

iving situation requires, e.g.

ownshifting on slippery roads,

G Drivelogic automatically dis-

s and reengages the clutch, i.e.

necessary to manually engage

quential mode

equential mode all forward

re to be shifted by the driver.

ch from automated to sequential

he selector lever to the right

d 'S' or

ge gears with the selector lever

shift paddles on the steering

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To switch from sequential to automated

ccelerate from higher gears, e.g.

g passing, by manually downshift- mode: tap the selector lever to the right

toward 'D'. Watch the display in the

instrument cluster, refer to page 68.

following situations the

Drivelogic in the sequential mode For rapid acceleration, e.g. during

s you:

passing, depress the accelerator pedal

completely – kickdown. The gearbox

now downshifts depending on the

selected driving program.

shifts and downshifts are only exe-

ed at appropriate combinations of

ine rpm and vehicle speed. For

ance, downshifts that would

Even in the automated mode, you can

ult in excessive engine speed are help specify the shifting point: if a gear-

executed

dependent minimum speed is

ing a stop the gearbox is auto-

ically downshifted into the first

exceeded, you can upshift by slowly

reducing pressure on the accelerator

r so that, e.g. before a traffic light, pedal. In the process, the respective

only necessary to accelerate to

tinue driving

driving situation is detected by sensors

and taken into account.

speed diminishes, the gearbox

wnshifts automatically, without you

ng any action, just before the

icle slows to below each gear's

imum speed.

utomated mode

time the engine is started, the

mated mode is activated as soon

u move the selector lever into the

rd driving position.

automated mode all forward

are shifted automatically.

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equential mode you can choose

driving programs ranging from

d, dynamic driving – 1 – to

puristic driving – 6. The sporty,

driving program can only be

d with the Dynamic Stability

(DSC) deactivated, refer to

Gradient assistance

The gradient assistance enables start-

ing off on grades with virtually no roll-

back. It can be activated in the sequen-

tial and automated mode with the vehi-

cle stopped and can be used for both

forward and reverse driving.

The vehicle may roll slightly before

it is held by the gradient assis-

tance after releasing the footbrake.

Two seconds after the footbrake is

released, the vehicle begins to roll, as it

is no longer held with the gradient

assistance.<

maintain vehicle stability,

ways drive with the DSC acti-

n whenever possible.<

ng each change between the

ial and the automated mode,

driving program selected in the

ve mode is active. Exception:

of the last selected sequential

program 6, program 5 is acti-

nly after the engine has been

again.

1. Depress footbrake with vehicle

stopped

2. Activate the gradient assistance by

pulling the left paddle for at least

0.5 seconds. An increase in the

engine speed indicates that the gra-

dient assistance is activated

ur vehicle is set so that when

e engine is started, the last

d driving program saved in your

ctivated for each shifting

Briefly pulling the left paddle again

deactivates the gradient assis-

tance again.<

3. Release the footbrake and start off

within 2 seconds.

The gradient assistance must be reacti-

vated before each use.

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Tire replacement, snow chains

Following a tire or wheel change and

after mounting or removing snow

chains, the slip recognition of the

SMG Drivelogic must become familiar

with the changed condition.

Reinitialize the system afterwards.

1. Move the selector lever into

position N on a straight stretch of

road at a speed of over 20 mph /

30 km/h

2. Pull both shift paddles for approx.

2 seconds.

lights

hieve the best possible vehicle

eration with a sporty driving style

sequential mode, shift lights in

strument cluster indicate the opti-

shifting point shortly before the

mum engine speed is reached.

If you do not carry out the initialization,

the system automatically learns the

changed condition gradually during

driving. This can become apparent due

to brief opening and closing of the

clutch.

en the maximum engine speed is

proached, yellow indicator fields –

t lights – in the tachometer light

consecutively to indicate the

proaching upshift time

ft at the latest when the last indi-

or field lights up red.

Controls and features -> Sequential M gearbox with Drivelogic for Your BMW M3 4 Door Third Generation (2000-2006)

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